Trouble stirs between nations and rebellion threatens Faeraven.
When Kai returns with the supposed DawnKing, Lof Shraen Elcon cannot trust that the Elder youth truly is the prophesied deliverer. Driven to prove himself, Elcon banishes the boy and embarks on a peace-keeping campaign into the Elder lands, where he falls in love with an Elder princess betrothed to another. Sometimes the deliverance of a nation comes only through the humility of one. Declaring his love would shame the nations, but Elcon is torn. As war approaches, Elcon’s choices lead him on a journey of discovery that will either settle the lands or leave them mired in conflict. Can his kingdom ever be united, or will the consequences of his decisions forever tear asunder the fabric of Faeraven?
Fantasy, Christian Fantasy
Paperback & ebook, 296 Pages January 3rd 2014 by Harbourlight Books |
My Review
Writing this review wasn't exactly the easiest. You see, I liked the book a lot but I just couldn't make myself like the lead character, Elcon, at all. To put it in a simple terms, he's a royal jerk. Oh, but the rest of the storyline, the other characters like Kai and Muriel and the brothers Eathnor and Dorann, and the wonderfully constructed world of Faeraven. Those are the things that made WayFarer such an enjoyable read.
One of the things that I just have to say about Janalyn Voigt is that she creates her fantasy world with skill. There are lots of little details that make a fantasy realm seem believable but the reader is never bogged down by an overabundance of needless information. She has a knack for giving readers just enough for their mind's eye to take flight.
While I probably liked the main characters in the first book a little more I would still say that WayFarer is a solid addition to the Tales Of Faeraven series. I enjoyed this book and I am definitely looking forward to reading Janalyn Voigt's next book in the series...
Tell Tale Book Reviews gives WayFarer by Janalyn Voigt a 4 Bark rating.
Janalyn Voigt is a writer and professional speaker with a photography habit and a passion for travel. Her unique blend of adventure, romance, suspense, and fantasy creates worlds of beauty and danger for readers. Tales of Faeraven, her epic fantasy series beginning with DawnSinger, carries readers into a land only imagined in dreams. She is represented by Sarah Joy Freese of Wordserve Literary.
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